Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-04-05
JOAN OF ARC,


schools IN 0llssj, and We sre sssuf,d that
its composition was her unsid,d ,iiori.
Oee Of our subscribers who was present,
sends 10 "a u. thinking that Ia paelie,-
ton msy act ~ an Incentive In other ehll.
drsn, aud possibly be suggestive 10 other
teachers -kp.
Ia the County Of Lorraine there lived
q poor p,a.an, Jacques d Arc. His one
daughter Joan Was . silen, solitary gifl.
Who preferred TO tend her fathers hoeks
among the lonely hills than spend her
time a, home. She often stayed whole
hour. IN the chapel praying to her code.
She said they sometimes talked 10 her
and appeared with sparkling crown. upon
their heads. and babe her 20 and help
the DAuptin and cave France. First.
.he mus, 10 TO a certain Lord called
Br.ndricoari. Who would conduct her u
Chinon. where the Dauphin was The
people being very ignorsa, aud suPsrs'i'
iioa. believed this. but her father some.
What wiser than hi. nsishbors often said
to her. III tell thee. Joan. It i' thy
fancy"
As her father .,ill remained unbeliey.
Jog she started eif escorted by her uncle.
a poor. village whssl.wiish, who believed
she ~s, Inspired.
Arriving at Lord Brsndrieoufis. he
refused % ., her. and babe a ssrsan,
send her asAy. Bai q. she remained In
The town. and be heard 30 much about
Der seeing and talking With Sc. Gather.
Joe, 81, Margaret and 81 Michael, be
.sn, for her and questioned her. A. she
said the same ihirg. after she bad been
.prinklsd ~i,h holy water. a. she had
bsforr. he though, there nigh, be some.
thing 10 Il, 80 be Dough, Der a horse
and s~o,d. and hired two squire. TO COZ.
due, her A. 81 Catherine k,d ordered
her 20 wear man. dfs's. ,hi pat one
on. ard bound spur. 20 her hssl'. and
started of or Chiaon. while bet uncle
vent home.
Joan selected ihe Dluphin ~ once from
all hi. toariisr,. ani told him 'hs bad
come. e0mmardsd by Heaven 20 conduct
him 10 hi. coforaiioa ~ Rhsim'. and help
him save France She al'o told him
,hs, In the Ca,hsdf.l q S. CA,hsiins =,
F,sfloi.. there ws. an ola s~oid marked
9TH five crosses. which that Goites'
had ordered her 10 wear They qas.-
toned whether Joan was Inspired by
Heaven 90 the Devil. bu, -hsn an old
gentleman a,ksd her ~hs, Kind Of Ian
guag, ksf ,oies u.sd. ,hs answered. ut
b. pls.snisr language than yoar'.
they d,siI,d ,bs ~n Inspired by Hss.
ven
The Frnch Amy W. very much IN.
eourss,d on sooouh, q having such =
po-siful leader. snd the Enslt'h -src
di.hesrisned. Coz they took her fof a
Witch. Clad IA al, q .rmof Nth the
Old ,woid. he~ly Furnished =, her side.
ste rode on a ~hhe war horse iill she
came ic the io~n q orleans. A White
deg 80. eauisd before her ~iih the pie.
iure Of God and the wofl, "Jesu', Ma
ia. GA ote side. and white lilies Ca the
other wksa they nv her coming
through The gate. u the city they
shouted. "The maid !, come The maid
q prophecy !. come TO deliver "a.
The ,.gh, u Joan made the French -
bold thu, the Eogli.h ~sie defeated. the
lire Of forts va, taken. and provisions
csui,d inside tic val. And Oilsan' Wa
saved.
She ordered letters to BE- ,hro~n 10
he Easli.h commanding Lord Saf.
fox. "by The order of Hes,sn,
20 depart, lie refused. snd mounting
hsf white ~ar horse she ordered her ban
nsr 20 sd,Ane, The battle lasted fouf-
teen hour, Joan herself planted seal
ipg ladder against tower wall but An
Eaglrh suo~ struck her 10 the peck
aud ,he fsll iaio the ditch. She va.
GAINED away. the airo" vas drawn. and
during ihs operation. she screamed with
The pain. bat ,oon ,sid the voices we're
soothing her 20 re-, Ahd ,he arose and
took bet place. whsa she fell the Egg
h.h ~sre troubled declaring they 'a-
s. Michael on white horse tgh,ing for
the Frvreh. They faslly set fire TO the
fort. and lsf,. Joan followed aud be-
.siged them =, Jarg.an. took The castle,
and Lord S-tf1k prisoner.
Again she "a, wounded. bu, cried Ia
her troops. "On. CO. my eoun,ymsn. and
fear nothing. for The Lord hath delivered
them into our hands"
She marched 70 P.,ey With no rests
,anes. where .her = battle she .e, up
her white banner where twelve hundred
Engli,hmsn lay dead. She now urged
The D.uphin to proceed 20 Rheims =.
the frt par, Of her mission VAS com.
plsisd. They started of With ten ihou.-
and men and finally reached Rheims, and
there the Dauphin va. crowned Oh aries
VII. Among crowd Of people.
Joan thea begged the King TO le, her
70 home as her work was done. but he
would no, ls, her ~ aud made her rieh
and honored. She longed for her home
and once hung up her amor 10 20 bu,
,h, King believed 30 much in her gres,
power he would no, part With her. The
Duke Of Bedford was very strong In EGG
land q, ,hi. time. By bringing war into
France. and holding the Duke Of Bargun.
DIV to hi. faith. be frightened King Charles.
Who marched sgsins, Paris. In ,hi, hsh,
Joan wa. again thrown into the ditch. but
the whole army deserted her. and ,he lay
among a heap Of dead. She 20, out as
be., ste could wiihoa, help.
She accidentally broke the old sword.
and the people though, her inspiration
va. broken with IL. Az the siege Of
Campeigne she was left alone; while fight
ing to the last. an archer pulled her of
her horse. Oh the shouting ,ha, Was
made when thi. poor girl was clugh, J
She was tried for hsre.y before the
Inqai.i,or General Of France. One Bish-
op Of Besuyais. bought her for ten
thousand francs. and she was imprisoned.
Heneefor,h she was called Joan OF Arc.
and 1.-The Maid Of Orleans" no more.